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Stena Township vs Weston Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: median age (66 yrs in Weston Township) and street grid (2.2× in Weston Township).

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Stena Township, SDKnown for its schoolsMarshall County · 137 people
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Weston Township, SDA small town of 60Marshall County · 60 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Stena TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 31%of SD districts Outdoors12.9% conserved land2.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Stena Township →
Weston TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsWeston Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Weston Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Median age66 yrs
Weston Township skews older
Weston Township 82.4Stena Township 16.4
Street grid2.2×
Weston Township has the more walkable street grid
Weston Township 1.3Stena Township 0.6
Conserved land+12.9 pts
Stena Township has more conserved land
Stena Township 12.9%Weston Township 0%
Size2.3×
Stena Township is the bigger place
Stena Township 137Weston Township 60
★ What stands out · Where they are

Stena Township and Weston Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Stena TownshipWeston TownshipStena TownshipWeston Township
Stena Township ↔ Weston Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
4 Stena Township residents work in Weston Township (5.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Stena Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
CStena TownshipBetter than 31% of districts in the state C+Weston TownshipBetter than 39% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Stena TownshipWeston Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low0°F0°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)135d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
Stena TownshipWeston Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land12.9%0%
Community
Stena TownshipWeston Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Stena TownshipWeston Township
People
Population 137Highest 60Lowest
Median age 16.4±0.7Lowest 57% below SD 82.4±0.2Highest 117% above SD
Kids under 18 55.5%±76.7Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±47.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Stena Township and Weston Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±25.3Lowest SD: 18% 95%±100Highest SD: 18%
Weston Township and Stena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 40%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.3 SD: 5% 0%±23.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 33%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1964 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 24.6%±26 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (21%)Britton (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Weston TownshipFew work in Stena Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 1.3Highest
Schools
School district Britton-Hecla School District 45-4Langford Area School District 45-5
High school in town Sunset Colony High School - 06None in town
Students per teacherat that high school 8.0 —
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Stena Township

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North Detroit Township
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Miller Township334 people · $259K homes
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Towns like Stena Township

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Veblen Township136 people · $213K homes
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Lake Flat Township60 people · $368K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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